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§ 16-40-1 — Physical Education Required; Exemption of Church Schools from Operation of This Section

Alabama § 16-40-1
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 16Education
Ch. 40Instruction as to Certain Subjects
Art. 1General Provisions

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Ala. Code § 16-40-1 (2026).

Text

Every public school and private school, except church schools as defined in Section 16-28-1, shall carry out a system of physical education, the character of which shall conform to the program or course outlined by the Department of Education.

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Legislative History

(School Code 1927, §621; Code 1940, T. 52, §555; Acts 1982, No. 82-218, p. 260, §9.)

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